Two Screenings in London and Paris of Iran Darroudi: The Painter of Ethereal Moments
Posted by By ifvc at 27 June, at 15 : 40 PM Print
On Friday, June 25th at 7PM, Anjoman Sokhan and Kanoon Iran: The Center for Preservation of Iranian Culture and Art, as part of their longstanding program held on the final Friday of each month for the last quarter of a century, jointly sponsored a screening of Iran Darroudi: The Painter of Ethereal Moments, the latest feature documentary by Bahman Maghsoudlou, at the Central Library, Kensington Town Hall in London. After an introduction by Dr. Reza Ghassemi, the founder of Kanoon Iran, Saba Ansari from Anjoman Sokhan read a short biography of Maghsoudlou, who then made some opening remarks before the screening. Mr. Maghsoudlou had previously presented his film work at two individual events, each sponsored by one of the organizations respectively, but this was the first event to which he had been invited by both organizations simultaneously.
The almost full house gave the film a very enthusiastic reception, and the screening was followed, as per tradition, by a question and answer period and the audience being served tea, coffee and pastry provided by Kanoon Iran and Anjoman Sokhan. Interestingly enough, the usual monthly members who attended this gathering at the library were joined by many new and young faces. Among the distinguished attendees were Hedayat Matin-Daftari, Lo’bat Vala, Farrokh Negahdar, Masoud Behnoud, Effat Mahbaz, Dr. Sabetian, and many journalists and reporters.
The same program was presented on Sunday, June 27th at 7PM, sponsored by Association Socioculturelle des Iraniens en France, but this time the painter herself, who lives in Paris, was in attendance.
Mr. Kazem Izadi, the director of the society, introduced both the program and Ms. Darroudi, and then Mr. Ebrahim Makki, the distinguished playwright, introduced the director before the film began.
After the screening, Mr. Maghsoudlou and Ms. Darroudi participated in a long Q&A with an eager audience who wanted to thank the director and express their love for the film. Among the distinguished attendees were Fereydoun Keshavars Sadr, Ali Abbasi, Soroush Habibi, Atefeh Gorgin, Maryam Katouzian and Foad Roostaee.
